Why Safe Bulkers Is Ready to Rebound

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, drybulk shipper Safe Bulkers has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Safe Bulkers and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Safe Bulkersfacts

Headquarters (founded)

Athens, Greece (2007)

Market Cap

$254.5 million

Industry

Marine

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$180.9 million

Management

Chairman/CEO Polys Hajioannou

CFO Konstantinos Adamopoulos

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

42.3%

Cash/Debt

$121.6 million / $617.0 million

Dividend Yield

6.2%

Competitors

DryShips

Eagle Bulk Shipping

Navios Maritime


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 93% of the 265 members who have rated Safe Bulkers believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those bulls, mythomark, tapped the stock as a particularly attractive turnaround opportunity:

[Safe Bulkers] continues to act prudently in regard to managing cash. They hold enough cash to make the payments on their new ships, and have reserve to commission additional ships moving forward. China is seems to be recovering from their slowdown, and tonnage of dry bulk is moving up slightly. [Safe Bulkers] is in a great position to increase revenue in the short and long term, and to drive increased revenue to the bottom line.

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